Bilal Elamine writes:

To all my Arab sisters and brothers. On August 24th, the National
Alliance (NA) is planning "Rock Against Israel" demonstration in
Washington DC. This is a white supremacist group that is claiming to
stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people against the Jews and
the American government. They plan to rally at the Capitol Building
from 11am to 1pm and then meet for dinner and a white power concert
in the evening.

The NA is calling for what they claim will be "the largest gathering
of white nationalists at the US capitol in history". On august 24th
they will probably have the largest gathering of white supremacists
since the mass Ku Klux Klan marches of the 20s. Over the past year
the NA has held 3 rallies at the Israeli embassy and two at the
German embassy. Their last rally at the Israeli embassy had little
organized opposition. We have to stop this racist scum from
polluting the Palestinian cause.

This is a call to all Arabs and especially Palestinians to come out
on August 24th to stop the Nazis from hijacking our cause in order to
use it to justify ethnic cleansing. We have a special responsibility
to say that we have nothing in common with these Nazis. There can be
nothing more effective, to stop this devious strategic maneuver, than
letting them hear it from the horse's mouth: "We are Arabs, we are
Palestinians, and our struggle for liberation is diametrically opposed
to your program of ethnic cleansing. We stand against Zionism but we
stand against anti-Semitism. We make the distinction between the
political movement to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians and the
religion of Judaism. We know that if your rhetoric ever gains
legitimacy we'll be the first on the chopping block."

The East Coast Anti-Fascist Network will be organizing in several
different contingents with various risk levels and levels of
political and tactical unity so a risk-free space will be open for
immigrants. This is call to form an Arab contingent at the anti-nazi
demonstration. This contingent would have a unified message to the
public against the racists. This contingent will be gathered behind
a banner and around chants that express this message and will pass
out fliers to the public and the press. If we don't do this, our
nazi enemies will claim our noble cause and our Zionist enemies will
try to present them as our face.

UP WITH THE INTIFADA! DOWN WITH THE FACISTS!

To help mobilize and organize in NYC, come to this planning meeting:

What: Teach-in and planning meeting to organize NYC antifascist
activists against the National Alliance neo-nazi rally in Washington,
DC on Saturday, August 24th.

When: Monday, August 19th, 7 - 9 PM

Where: 6th Street Community Center, 638 East 6th Street,
212-677-1863, 2nd Floor Lounge

For more info on the planning meeting: opencity45@hotmail.com

For more info on the Arab Block in NYC: zaloom@yahoo.com